In 2017, Scott County, TN had a population of 21.9k people with a median age of 38.7 and a median household income of $31,875. Between 2016 and 2017 the population of Scott County, TN declined from 22,029 to 21,949, a -0.363% decrease and its median household income grew from $30,897 to $31,875, a 3.17% increase.

The population of Scott County, TN is 97.5% White Alone, 0.802% Hispanic or Latino, and 0.77% Two or More Races. N/A% of the people in Scott County, TN speak a non-English language, and 99.9% are U.S. citizens.

The median property value in Scott County, TN is $86,700, and the homeownership rate is 69.7%. Most people in Scott County, TN commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 27.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Scott County, TN is 2 cars per household.

This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Tennessee across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

Median household income in Scott County, TN is $31,875. Males in Scott County, TN have an average income that is 1.37 times higher than the average income of females, which is $42,201. The income inequality in Scott County, TN (measured using the Gini index) is 0.466, which is lower than than the national average.

Households in Scott County, TN have a median annual income of $31,875, which is less than the median annual income of $61,937 across the entire United States. This is in comparison to a median income of $30,897 in 2016, which represents a 3.17% annual growth.

The following chart shows how the median household income in Scott County, TN compares to that of its neighboring and parent geographies.

The closest comparable wage GINI for Scott County, TN is from Tennessee.

0.466

2017 Wage GINI

0.465

2016 Wage GINI

In 2017, the income inequality in Tennessee was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.325% growth from 2016 to 2017, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even.

The 2017 the GINI for Tennessee was lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Tennessee in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Tennessee across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

In 2017, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Scott County, TN was Census Tract 9754 with a value of $38,611, followed by Census Tract 9752 and Census Tract 9751, with respective values of $34,423 and $32,561.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Scott County, TN colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

26.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Scott County, TN (5.63k out of 21.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 13.1%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 55 - 64.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Scott County, TN is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

From 2016 to 2017, employment in Scott County, TN grew at a rate of 5.94%, from 7.88k employees to 8.35k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Scott County, TN, are Production Occupations (1,305 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,040 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (743 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Scott County, TN.

The most common jobs held by residents of Scott County, TN, by number of employees, are Production Occupations (1,305 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,040 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (743 people).

Compared to other counties, Scott County, TN has an unusually high number of residents working as Law Enforcement Workers Including Supervisors (3.22 times higher than expected), Production Occupations (2.7 times), and Material Moving Occupations (2.12 times).

From 2016 to 2017, employment in Scott County, TN grew at a rate of 5.94%, from 7.88k employees to 8.35k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Scott County, TN, are Manufacturing (1,652 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,065 people), and Retail Trade (998 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Scott County, TN, though some of these residents may live in Scott County, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

88.1% of the population of Scott County, TN has health coverage, with 32.7% on employee plans, 30.5% on Medicaid, 12.2% on Medicare, 10.4% on non-group plans, and 2.17% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in the county of Scott County, TN was $7,372 in 2014. This is a 3.74% increase from the previous year ($7,106).

Primary care physicians in Scott County, TN see 2195 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.182% decrease from the previous year (2199 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3658 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 3135 patients per year.

Comparing across all counties in the state, Dyer County has the highest prevalence of diabetes (17.5%). Additionally, Hardeman County has the highest prevalence of adult obesity (39.7%)

In 2016, West Virginia had the highest prevalence of adults with major depressive episode, with 8.26% of the population affected. The second highest is Arkansas (8.13%), followed by New Hampshire (7.98%).

The following map shows the percent of individuals with major depressive episode by state over multiple years.

In 2017, the median age of all people in Scott County, TN was 38.7. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 39, were generally older than than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 33. But people in Scott County, TN are getting getting younger. In 2016, the average age of all Scott County, TN residents was 39.

As of 2017, 0.228% of Scott County, TN residents (50 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.7%. In 2016, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Scott County, TN was 0.163%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Scott County, TN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

As of 2017, 99.9% of Scott County, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2016, the percentage of US citizens in Scott County, TN was 99.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Scott County, TN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

In 2017, there were 122 times more White Alone residents (21.4k people) in Scott County, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 176 Hispanic or Latino and 169 Two or More Races residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.

The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in Scott County, TN as a share of the total population.

In 2017 the majority of degrees awarded at institutions in Scott County, TN were to White students. These 150 degrees mean that there were 75 times more White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 2 degrees awarded.

The median property value in Scott County, TN was $86,700 in 2017, which is 0.377 times smaller than the national average of $229,700. Between 2016 and 2017 the median property value increased from $86,700 to $86,700, a 0% change. The homeownership rate in Scott County, TN is 69.7%, which is higher than the national average of 63.9%. People in Scott County, TN have an average commute time of 27.5 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Scott County, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2017, the median property value in Scott County, TN stayed at to $86,700 from the previous year's value of $86,700.

The following charts display, first, the property values in Scott County, TN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Scott County, TN the largest share of households have a property value in the $40k - $50k range.

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$31,875

Median Household Income

± $3,034

8.52k

Number of Households

± 618

In 2017, the median household income of the 8.52k households in Scott County, TN grew to $31,875 from the previous year's value of $30,897.

The following chart displays the households in Scott County, TN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

This chart shows the households in Scott County, TN distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Scott County, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

Using averages, employees in Scott County, TN have a longer commute time (27.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (25.1 minutes). Additionally, 4.53% of the workforce in Scott County, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Scott County, TN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

In 2017, the most common method of travel for workers in Scott County, TN was Drove Alone (83.8%), followed by those who Carpooled (9.73%) and those who Other (3.03%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

The following chart displays the households in Scott County, TN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Scott County, TN have 2 cars, followed by 3 cars.